Nodular pulmonary vasculitis in a twelve-year-old boy.
Pediatr Pulmonol
; 37(2): 181-5, 2004 Feb.
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| ID: mdl-14730665
A 12-year-old boy presented with left shoulder pain during physical exercise and complained of uncommon sweating and fatigue. Diagnostic evaluation revealed a solitary pulmonary nodule in the left upper lobe. All laboratory values were within normal limits, except for an elevated level of antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies directed against myeloperoxidase (p-ANCA). Surgery was performed, and pathological examination showed a localized granulomatous vasculitis. Antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies directed against affinity purified proteinase 3 (p-ANCA) concentrations returned to baseline within 6 months, and the patient has done well during a follow-up period of 2 years. While nodular vasculitis is known to occur in Wegener's granulomatosis, to the best of our knowledge, this case represents the first c-ANCA negative primary pulmonary vasculitis in childhood.
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01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Vasculitis
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Nódulo Pulmonar Solitario
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Enfermedades Pulmonares
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
Límite:
Child
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Pediatr Pulmonol
Asunto de la revista:
PEDIATRIA
Año:
2004
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Alemania
Pais de publicación:
Estados Unidos